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Colour

#B57AEE

  • #B57AEE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B57AEE is a violet with RGB values 181, 122, 238 and HSL 271°, 77%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B57AEE#B57AEE
HEX#B57AEE
RGBrgb(181, 122, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.4784, 0.9333
RGB percentages71%, 47.8%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(270.5, 77.3%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.5, 48.7%, 93.3%)
CMYK23.9%, 48.7%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,893,486
CSS custom property--colour: #B57AEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29916WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.98:1
Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#4A8511

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5993F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6995EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Tritanopia#AC8EA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.3Medium orchid · ΔE 16.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.4Orchid · ΔE 18.9Violet · ΔE 19.4Slate blue · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B3EE7A
Analogous#7B7AEE, #EE7AED
Triadic#EEB57A, #7AEEB5
Split complementary#EDEE7A, #7AEE7B
Tetradic#EE7B7A, #B3EE7A, #7AEDEE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7D4FA
Lighter +10%#CEA7F4
Darker −10%#9C4DE8
Darker −20%#8320E2
Darker −30%#6917B8
Darker −40%#4F128A
More saturated +25%#B569FF
Less saturated −25%#B58DDB

Channel breakdown

R181
G122
B238
Red181 (71%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue270.52°
Saturation (HSL)77.33%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B5 · G 7A · B EE

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